The First Stage of the Movement for the Annexation of Texas (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The First Stage of the Movement for the Annexation of Texas (Classic Reprint) written by George Pierce Garrison and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The First Stage of the Movement for the Annexation of Texas Annexation, in fact, appears to have been the irresistible con clusion of the Texan logic from the moment that the colonists deter mined to break away from Mexico. The independence that necessity had forced them to assert was not desired for its own sake. It in volved many problems that they were ill prepared to face, and from which admission to the United States would be a happy escape. Nearly all of them had been born and reared in that country,2 and they were much attached to it and desirous, to the point of eager ness, to renew their citizenship therein. It is evident that they did not appreciate the difficulties connected with annexation. If they themselves were willing freely to offer the rich gift of Texas to the American Union, how could it, in any rational spirit, be declined? To them the idea was one not easily comprehended. Even the com missioners did not discover the strength of the anti-texas feeling in the United States. They wrote home from Washington, April 6, 1836, while Houston was still retreating before the Mexican army, and while the outlook for Texas - though the commissioners did not then know it - was darkest, that they thought the United States government was ready to recognize Texas and, if it so desired, to admit it into the Union on liberal terms. The want, however, of Official news from their government and of proper credentials for themselves prevented them from giving their judgment any test. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.